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THE  RETREAT 


OF  THE 

Sixty  Thousand 

LINCOLN  Tin. 

T'was  a  clear  and  a  beautiful  day, 
And  the  sun  was  in  the  sky, 
And  glistened  with  many  a  brilliant  ray, 
On  the  host  as  it  hurried  by. 

T'was  McDowell  who  had  the  command, 
Who'd  been  ordered  Manassas  to  take, 
He'd  Sixty  Thousand  for  his  band, 
Lest  the  Rebels  he'd  underrate. 

The  grand  army  came  up  to  Bull's  Run, 
They  thought  the  Southerns  had  fled, 
The)  believed  by  the  next  day's  Sun, 
To  Richmond  they'd  be  led 

But  suddenly  on  their  front  and  dank, 
The  masked  batteries  opened  their  fire, 
They  moved  down  rank  after  rank, 
And  thousands  fell  in  the  mire. 

Nine  hours  they  fought  in  vain, 
For  the  Southerners  did  not  flinch, 
And  many  .1  man  in  death  was  lain. 
For  the  Rebela  contended  to  the  very  inch. 

But  a  sudden  panic  sei/.M  their  rear, 
Which  t'ia  said  the  teamsters  began. 
Soon  the  whole  arm)   wa,-i  driven  by  fear, 
That  to  Washington  quickly  they  ni: 

I'hey  threw  away  their  gun. 

That  might  encumbei  their  flight, 

1  hey  never  erased  to  run, 

Till  they'd  reached  Arlington  Heiirht. 


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